For as much as we love it, baseball is an imperfect game. There is plenty that's wrong with the sport, plenty of things that desperately need to be changed, yet won't because of tradition, the fear of radical change, or simple politics. But that doesn't mean that we can't dream about what some of these […]

The Yankees and Red Sox will always be the center of the baseball universe.  No one is (or should be) debating that fact.  No other organizations in baseball can generate as many fans and as many enemies as these two teams.  Sure, the Phillies and Braves also have legions of dedicated fans, but in sheer […]

As the World Baseball Classic approaches, we’ve previously explored which players the United States could field in factor-less scenario.  Much like the United States, coming into the first two Classics, the Dominicans were considered heavy favorites, only to be eliminated before the finals.  So which players could the Dominican Republic field in an effort to […]

I won't try to sell you on the validity of the World Baseball Classic.  The tournament itself comes at a time which most major leaguers are more concerned with losing weight and getting warmed up and less about serious competition.  This is likely the cause of the last U.S. team being inhabited by the likes […]

In 2002, the Oakland A’s relied on a concept of team-building that eventually led to the coined term, “Moneyball”.  It was a new concept to baseball, but an age-old concept in economics, finding what is commonly called ”market inefficiency”.  This is essentially the idea of finding value in products which your competitors have not placed […]

Jerry Dipoto is a man with a vision.  He’s among the most detail oriented executives in all of baseball.  It’s generally how his mind works, he’s analytical and calculating.  Some call it diligence, others, obsessive.  He’s also proven to be a risk-taker, which can be a very good thing or bad thing in this business.  […]

So…Josh Hamilton is an Angel. Who saw that coming? Not many, but it makes total sense. The Angels cleared payroll space down to $138 million, weren't overly impressed with the free agent pitching options, and saw an opportunity to strike a blow against the Texas Rangers. But as with any deal of this magnitude, there […]

In case you've been living under a rock for a few days, the Royals made a somewhat surprising trade this week, when they dealt an enormous plethora of prospects (OF Wil Myers, LHP Mike Montgomery, RHP Jake Odorizzi, and 3B Patrick Leonard) in return for two legitimate starting pitchers in James Shields and Wade Davis […]

The beginning of every offseason can be characterized by a plethora of certain articles highlighting the top free agents, bargains and a slough of predictions.  The predictions in particular are extremely entertaining to create and thus there is no shortage of results if you Google "2012 MLB Free Agent Predictions".  But the accuracy of such […]

The Kansas City Royals continued their quest to build a legitimate starting rotation on Wednesday by acquiring Ervin Santana from the Los Angeles Angels.  Santana endured the worst season of his career in 2012 when he posted an ERA over 5 and gave up a league high 38 homeruns.  However, Santana is a former all-star […]

So what's the going rate for two to three months of Zack Grienke followed by a series of frantic attempts to resign him for less than 20 million dollars a year?  As we found out just a moment ago, three pretty solid prospects.  The Angels sent RHP's Ariel Pena and John Hellweg and shortstop Jean […]

1. The AL West Showdown – How many articles will be written this year with the title "How the West was won".  And really, you gotta wonder, how will it be won?  Where we sit now, the Texas Rangers hold a four game lead over the Wild Card leading Los Angeles Angels.  But can they […]